Durval Discos

"Everything in life has an A side and a B side"

2002 1h 33m PT

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 44

DramaComedyMusicThriller

Synopsis

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Durval and his mother Carmita live at the back of a record store they own in São Paulo specializing in vinyl records. They lead a boring and unattractive life, until the day Durval hires a maid, Celia, to help his mother with the housekeeping. However, on her second day, Celia goes away leaving a 5-year-old child behind, Kiki, and a note promising to be back in a couple of days. Durval and Celia are charmed by the child at first, but soon they see some sad news about Celia and Kiki on TV that change the whole situation.

“Everything in life has an A side and a B side”

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Cast

Ary França
Durval
Etty Fraser
Carmita
Isabela Guasco
Kiki
Marisa Orth
Elisabeth
Letícia Sabatella
Célia
Tania Bondezan
Loli
Rita Lee
Tia Julieta
André Abujamra
Fat Marley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anna Muylaert
Writers: Anna Muylaert
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anna Muylaert, shot by Jacob Solitrenick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by André Abujamra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Vânia Debs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Ary França and Etty Fraser and Isabela Guasco carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everything in life has an A side and a B side".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0314009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anna Muylaert directs. Jacob Solitrenick behind the camera. André Abujamra scores. Vânia Debs cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Directed by Anna Muylaert, shot by Jacob Solitrenick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by André Abujamra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Vânia Debs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ary França and Etty Fraser and Isabela Guasco carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Everything in life has an A side and a B side".
7IMDB entry: tt0314009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.